KARACHI: The FIA Crime Circle Mirpurkhas claimed to have arrested five Pakistani nationals illegally working in Israel, it came to surface on Wednesday.
The Federal Investigation Agency in a statement identified five accused as: Noman Siddiqui, Kamil Anwar, Kamran Siddiqui, Mohammad Zeeshan and Mohammad Anwar.
“Three agents have been at large, while five cases have been registered against eight accused,” a spokesperson of the FIA said. “The accused were working in Tel Aviv as helper and car-washer,” the spokesperson said.
“They had got entry pass by an Israeli agent, while paying the agent three to four Lac rupees each,” the FIA stated.
“They went to Israel from Jordan flight through a Schengen Visa like arrangement,” the spokesperson said. The FIA spokesperson further said that they were sending money to Pakistan via the Western Union. “The arrested men were used to return home from a Jordan airport via Dubai to Karachi.”
The accused have been booked under the Passport Act and the Immigration Ordinance.
The investigation agency conducting raids to arrest other accused, agency stated.